Higher
8th November 1977
- 1Conditional Probability3 marks
22 students study Spanish and 6 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
- 2Capture Recapture3 marks
40 fish are marked and released. Later 44 are caught, of which 4 are marked. Estimate the population.
- 3The Product Rule for Counting3 marks
A code is 2 letters (A to Z) followed by 4 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
- 4Quadratic Formula3 marks
Use the quadratic formula to solve 2x^2 + 5x - 2 = 0, to 2 decimal places.
- 5Writing a Ratio as a Fraction or Linear Function2 marks
x : y = 2 : 7. Write y in terms of x.
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